Wawasee Robotics Sets World Record At Kalahari Classic
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SANDUSKY, Ohio – Wawasee Robotics set a world record high score of 124 points Saturday at the Kalahari Classic Signature Event, according to a news release from the school corporation.
Teams 574D and 574C in qualification match number 288 scored 124 points. They collected 21 of 22 orange cubes on the field to set the score. The last cube was in the possession of the opposition.
The Kalahari Classic was a two-day signature event with teams from 10 states and Canada.
“This was a world class tournament,” said Jed Wandland, head coach.
Wawasee Robotics placed two teams in the elimination rounds. 574A (rank 147, 0-7-1), 574B (rank 117, 2-6-0) and 574F (rank 78, 4-4-0) fought hard in the qualification rounds, the release states. 574D (rank 4, 8-0-0) was an alliance captain, choosing 574C (rank 106, 3-5-0) for the finals in an effort to repeat last year's tourney win. 574C and D won their round of 16 match with a close score of 33-3, with 574C’s robot experiencing a code error and failing to function. 574D scored all 33 points in that match. 574C and D lost in the quarter finals (13-21). 574D tipped over with a load of eight cubes. 574C attempted to right D to no avail. 574C scrambled to score as many cubes as possible, but did not succeed in the end, scoring all the points in that match.
Tourney Results:
• 574D Immortal – 4th rank, 4th in state and 29th in the world skills score. Noah Beckner, Jack Collins, Wesley Hays, Nathan Smith.
• 574F Barbarian – 78th rank. Jackson Coverstone.
• 574C Centurion – 106th rank, 43rd Robot Skills, seventh in state and 56th in the world skills score. Evan Rassi, Taylor Fiedeke, Evan Brower.
• 574H Samurai (middle school) includes Charlie Krull, Michael Wippel and Alan Warren.
The next tournament is Saturday at Zionsville High School, 1000 Mulberry St, Zionsville. Qualification starts at 9 a.m., finals at 3:30 p.m. with awards and closing ceremonies to follow.
Wawasee earned 12 trophies so far this season, including six tournament champions, five robot skills champion and one build award.
For more about Wawasee Robotics, follow it at www.ironpriderobotics.org; facebook.com/wawaseerobotics; Twitter at @ironpriderobots; Instagram at @ironpriderobotics; or Wawasee High School at www.wawasee.k12.in.us.
